A Very Merry Chipmunk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids A Very Merry Chipmunk
Studio album by Alvin and the Chipmunks
Released	December 1994
Recorded	November 1993
Length	45:31
Label	Chipmunk, Columbia
Producer	The Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks chronology
Chipmunks in Low Places (1992) A Very Merry Chipmunk (1994) When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk (1995)

A Very Merry Chipmunk is a 1994 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Sony Wonder. It is their fourth Christmas album. The album reached #147 on the Billboard 200. It was the first in a series of 25 Christmas compilation albums put forth by Turner Broadcasting company. The fact that it appeared on the Billboard 200, caused Sony to print 5,000 more copies, resulting in a sudden decline in pricing. Wal-Mart put a special on it for 97 cents shortly after Christmas 1994.

Track listing

1. "Here Comes Christmas" (Thomas Chase/Steve Rucker/Jill H. Roberts)  – 2:40

   Musicians and vocalists

   Jai Winding — keyboards

   Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin

   Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon

   Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   Guy DeFazio — engineer

2. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (with Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)  – 5:33

   Musicians and vocalists

   Kenny G — saxophone

   Dean Parks — guitar

   Nathan East — bass

   John Capek — keyboards

   Michael Botts — drums and percussion

   Gerry Beckley — singing voice of Alvin

   Andrew Gold — singing voice of Simon

   Jeff Foskett — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   John Boylan — co-producer

   Bob Wartinbee — recording engineer

   Steve Shepherd — recording engineer

   Guy DeFazio — recording engineer

   Duane Seykora — assistant recording engineer

   Jerry Finn — assistant recording engineer

   Paul Grupp — mixing engineer

   Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer

3. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (with Patty Loveless) (Johnny Marks)  – 3:37

   Musicians and vocalists

   Patty Loveless — lead vocals

   B. James Lowry — lead guitar

   Dan Dugmore — steel guitar

   Gordon Kennedy — rhythm guitar

   Mike Brignardello — bass

   Paul Leim — drums

   Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin

   Bergen White — singing voice of Simon

   Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   John Boylan — co-producer

   Steve Bishir — recording engineer

   Martin Woodley — assistant recording engineer

   Paul Grupp — mixing engineer

   Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer

4. "Christmas Time Uptown" (with The Boys Choir of Harlem) (Paul Espel/Karmyn Lott/Malcom Dodds)  – 4:45

   Musicians and vocalists

   The Boys Choir of Harlem — vocals

   Ross Bagdasarian — Chipmunk vocals and all instruments

   Production crew

   Dr. Walter J. Turnbull — choir director

   M. Roger Holland — vocal arrangement

   Darren "Nitro" Clowers — co-producer

   Bob Friedrich — recording engineer

   Mark Agostino — recording engineer

   Coney Abrams — mixing engineer

5. "A Comes Before B" (Janice Karman)  – 2:13

   Musicians and vocalists

   Jai Winding — keyboards

   Ross Bagdasarian — Alvin (speaking voice)

   Andrew Gold — Alvin (singing voice)

   Production crew

   Guy DeFazio — engineer

6. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (with Gene Autry) (Johnny Marks)  – 2:44

   Musicians and vocalists

   Gene Autry — lead vocal

   John Capek — keyboards, programming

   Nick Brown — guitar

   Bob Mann — bass

   Michael Botts — drums

   Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin

   John Andrew Parks — singing voice of Simon

   Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   John Boylan — co-producer

   Ian Gardiner — recording engineer

   Guy DeFazio — recording engineer

   Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer

   Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer

   Paul Grupp — mixing engineer

   Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer

7. "Petit Papa Noël" (with Celine Dion) (Raymond Vinci/Henry Martinet)  – 5:29

   Musicians and vocalists

   Celine Dion — lead vocals

   Andrew Gold — keyboards/guitar/keyboard programming

   Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin

   Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon

   Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   John Boylan — co-producer

   Andrew Gold — co-producer/recording engineer

   Umberto Gatica — recording engineer

   Guy DeFazio — recording engineer

   Stephen Harrison — assistant recording engineer

   Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer

   Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer

   Paul Grupp — mixing engineer

   Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer

8. "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" (with Alan Jackson) (Don Rich/Red Simpson)  – 4:13

   Musicians and vocalists

   Alan Jackson — lead vocal

   Eddie Bayers — drums

   Brent Mason — electric guitar

   Roy Husky — bass

   Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano

   Stuart Duncan — fiddle

   Bruce Watkins — acoustic guitar

   Paul Franklin — steel guitar

   Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin

   Bergen White — singing voice of Simon

   Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   Keith Stegall — co-producer

   Steve Bishir — recording engineer

   Guy DeFazio — mixing engineer

9. "The Little Drummer Boy" (with The UCLA Chamber Singers) (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone)  – 4:18

   Musicians and vocalists

   The UCLA Chamber Singers — principal vocals

   John Capek — keyboards and programming

   Michael Botts — drums

   Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin

   Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon

   Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore

   Production crew

   John Boylan — co-producer

   Ian Gardiner — recording engineer

   Paul Grupp — recording engineer/mixing engineer

   Guy DeFazio — recording engineer

   Roland Alvarez — assistant recording engineer/mixing engineer

10. "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)" (performed by James Ingram) (Steve Lindsey)  – 6:32

    Musicians and vocalists

    James Ingram — vocals

    Robbie Buchanan — keyboards/drum programming

    Brandon Fields — saxophone

    Production crew

    Steve Lindsey — producer

    Gabe Veltri — recording engineer

    John Hendrickson — assistant recording engineer

    Jim Champagne — assistant recording engineer

    Bill Schnee — mixing engineer

11. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (Reprise) (with Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)  – 3:27 — same credits as track 2

For all tracks

Musicians and vocalists

• Ross Bagdasarian Jr. — spoken voices of Alvin, Simon and David Seville
• Janice Karman — spoken voices of Theodore and Brittany

Production crew

• Ross Bagdasarian — producer
• Janice Karman — writer/producer
• Marc Rashba — marketing and promotion
• Denice Ferguson — production coordinator
• Teri Wegel — production coordinator
• Traci Sterling — production coordinator (on Patty Loveless' and Alan Jackson's vocals)